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most people think that romney won the debate. >> i will not reduce the share paid by high-income individuals. i know that you and your running mate keep saying that and i know it's popular thing to say with a lot of people but it is just not the case. i got five boys. i'm used to people saying something that is not always true but just keep on repeating it and ultimately hoping i will believe t that is not the case. i will not reduce the attacks paidby high-income americans. number three, i will not under any circumstances raise taxes on middle income families. >> four years ago when i stood on this stage, i said that i would cut taxes for middle class families. and that is exactly what i did. we cut taxes for middle class families by about $3600. the rope is because i believe that we do best when the middle class is doing well. and by giving them those tax cuts, they had a little more money in their pocket. so maybe they can buy a new car. they are certainly in a better position to weather the extraordinary recession we went through. they can buy a compute fore their kid going off to colleg
most people think that romney won the debate. >> i will not reduce the share paid by high-income individuals. i know that you and your running mate keep saying that and i know it's popular thing to say with a lot of people but it is just not the case. i got five boys. i'm used to people saying something that is not always true but just keep on repeating it and ultimately hoping i will believe t that is not the case. i will not reduce the attacks paidby high-income americans. number three,...
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. >>> the first of three presidential debates is tonight where governor romney and president obama will stand on the same stage for the first time in eight years. >> romney said he would consider tax deductions for health care costs. melanie alnwick is live at the white house with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. more than other million people are expected to tune in tonight to watch the verbal sparring. the debate expected to focus heavily on economic issues. governor romney's message will be that the country can't afford four more years of the obama administration and president obama's message will be that the country is far better off with his policies than it would have otherwise been and he needs four more years to finish the job. ish th final prep rigs are under way in denver for the first presidential debate. the showdown between president obama and governor mitt romney will take place at the university of denver. now, unlike debates in the past, this one will be a little different. the 90 minute format will be divided into six 15-minute discussions. ors believe that will h
. >>> the first of three presidential debates is tonight where governor romney and president obama will stand on the same stage for the first time in eight years. >> romney said he would consider tax deductions for health care costs. melanie alnwick is live at the white house with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. more than other million people are expected to tune in tonight to watch the verbal sparring. the debate expected to focus heavily on economic issues....
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. >>> the big debates start tomorrow night and both the president and governor romney are practicing in mock debates. the president took a break from preparing to vies -- visit a local campaign office and brought in pizza. he even got on the phone to make some calls to residents of nevada. >>> romney is getting ready at a denver hotel today. yesterday, he rallied voters at a campaign event. he is pointing to the turmoil in the middle east and libya i sag the preis in over his head and the country will be worse off if he gets a second term. >>> the white house with a whole new look for a good cause. that is coming up next. >> plus, the world's biggest frito chili pie. that sounds like a stomachache. we'll show you that coming up next. >> right now, no! no! no! >> she is not talking to a dog. what would you do if you came face to face with a bear. probably not what that woman just did. we'll have details on that. plus, we have your weather and traffic, everyone. stay with us. it is coming up on 5:42. qq7r31 >>> live look outside as traffic starts to stir early this morning. we'll get
. >>> the big debates start tomorrow night and both the president and governor romney are practicing in mock debates. the president took a break from preparing to vies -- visit a local campaign office and brought in pizza. he even got on the phone to make some calls to residents of nevada. >>> romney is getting ready at a denver hotel today. yesterday, he rallied voters at a campaign event. he is pointing to the turmoil in the middle east and libya i sag the preis in over his...
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mitt romney campaigns in iowa. >>> george allen and tim kaine squared off in their second debate in the race for the u.s. senate. the candidates went at it last night in richmond. they covered a wide range of topics. allen again tried to portray kaine as a would-be tax liker. kaine repeatedly cited deficits. >> i think cain won because allen didn't answer some questions about privatizing social security, didn't whether he or the trentt with one statement, repeated it over again that allen said in the senate that i want to ram their soft teeth down their whiney throats. that isn't the bipartisan patina that you want. >> the two have been running neck and neck for nearly two years but kaine appears to have tan the lead in recent polls. >>> jerry sandusky is speaking out proclaimings he was innocent and was given atrial based on pawls accusations denying he committed any of the, quote, disgusting acts. he will be sentenced later on today in a pennsylvania courthouse. melanie alnwick is live in the fox 5 control room with more. >> reporter: legal experts say, given the nature of the charges
mitt romney campaigns in iowa. >>> george allen and tim kaine squared off in their second debate in the race for the u.s. senate. the candidates went at it last night in richmond. they covered a wide range of topics. allen again tried to portray kaine as a would-be tax liker. kaine repeatedly cited deficits. >> i think cain won because allen didn't answer some questions about privatizing social security, didn't whether he or the trentt with one statement, repeated it over again...
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while this is the only debate for biden and ryan, president obama and governor romney will debate two more times before the november election. >>> coming up, a parent's nightmare, a child falling nearly 100 feet from a window. >> incredibly, that child survived. we'll get the details of how it happened. stay with us. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a reason...to look twice. introducing a stunning work of technology -- the entirely new lexus es. and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. but he's really creating debt. the facts are clear. obama's four deficits are the four largest in us history. he's adding almost as much debt as all 43 previous presidents -- combined. and over 30 cents of every dollar obama spends is borrowed. much of it from countries like china. he's not just wasting money, he's borrowing it and then wasting it. we can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> a former bus driver convicted of intentionally driving into a build is gettingied for learn her fate. theresa douglas drove her bus t
while this is the only debate for biden and ryan, president obama and governor romney will debate two more times before the november election. >>> coming up, a parent's nightmare, a child falling nearly 100 feet from a window. >> incredibly, that child survived. we'll get the details of how it happened. stay with us. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a reason...to look twice. introducing a stunning work of technology -- the entirely new lexus es. and the first-ever es...
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senator john kerry is playing the role of mitt romney in the debate preps. the president many ka pacampaig night in las vegas. he asked supporters at this virginia high school to keep believing in him. the president does not have any events scheduled for today so he can focus on preparing for wednesday night. mitt romney is hoping the debate gives the presidential nominee a much needed boost. a supporter calls wednesday night the restart of this campaign. romney will hold a rally tonight in denver where the debate will take place. >>> nationals get another shot to clinch a division title today. this time they'll be able to do it in front of the d.c. faithful. the nats couldn't seal the deal against the st. louis cardinals yesterday, losing 10-4. ross dettweiler struggled. so all they need to clinch the division is one win in their final three games against the phillies. they could also clinch that win if atlanta loses one game. the braves play pittsburgh in a three-game series that starts tonight. >>> the orioles have punched their tickets to the playoffs as
senator john kerry is playing the role of mitt romney in the debate preps. the president many ka pacampaig night in las vegas. he asked supporters at this virginia high school to keep believing in him. the president does not have any events scheduled for today so he can focus on preparing for wednesday night. mitt romney is hoping the debate gives the presidential nominee a much needed boost. a supporter calls wednesday night the restart of this campaign. romney will hold a rally tonight in...
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tim kaine and george allen discussed the recordings during their first debate, which you saw live here on nbc 4. in one of those videos, romney said 47% of americans will vote for the president because they're dependent on government and don't pay federal taxes. >> would you disagree with governor romney on this point? >> i have my own point of view, and my point of view is the people of america still believe in the american dream. >> i would be open to a proposal that would have a minimum tax or a deferred one. i do insist that many of the 47% that governor romney was going after pay a higher percentage of their income in action at thats than he does. >> the candidates will square off in two more debates in election day. if you missed yesterday's debate, you can see it again this sunday at noon right here on nbc 4. >> more than 33,000 u.s. troops are now home after being part of the surge in afghanistan. u.s. officials say the troops are out of the war zone almost two years after president obama ordered them in to fight the escalating taliban violence. 68,000 american troops are still
tim kaine and george allen discussed the recordings during their first debate, which you saw live here on nbc 4. in one of those videos, romney said 47% of americans will vote for the president because they're dependent on government and don't pay federal taxes. >> would you disagree with governor romney on this point? >> i have my own point of view, and my point of view is the people of america still believe in the american dream. >> i would be open to a proposal that would...
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for that perso >>> a few days after the first presidential debate, president obama joked with supporters in california over the weekend admitting he was not at his best in denver. the president also took time to criticize his republican opponent, mitt romney, going after what he claims is romney's plan for $5 trillion in tax cuts and cuts to funding for pbs to help close the deficit. >> so for all you moms and kids, don't worry. somebody is finally cracking down on big bird. cracking down on him. elmo has made a run for the border. border. governor romney plans to let wall street run wild again but he is bringing the hammer down on sesame street. >> president obama will continue campaigning in california today with a star- studded event in san francisco t includes john legend and will i am. >>> one of the staffers at in florida decided to weekend romney's face with a napkin. he laughed it off but and to look uncomfortable. >>> we'll tell you who came out on top in the election with hugo chavez. >> and more cases of fungal meningitis as the outbreak spreads to more states. we'll have an u
for that perso >>> a few days after the first presidential debate, president obama joked with supporters in california over the weekend admitting he was not at his best in denver. the president also took time to criticize his republican opponent, mitt romney, going after what he claims is romney's plan for $5 trillion in tax cuts and cuts to funding for pbs to help close the deficit. >> so for all you moms and kids, don't worry. somebody is finally cracking down on big bird....
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mitt romney will be in virginia. both candidates are expected to spend a lot of time in virginia. it is considered a key battleground state in the fall election. >>> still ahead, a jazz concert ends in gunfire and a police officer is killed. >> also coming up, the roof after mall in canada collapses with shoppers and workers inside. we are checking national and world headlines next. >>> a new study on what teens are doing on the internet. it is information that parents will want to see. time now is 5:06. @@ >>> a jazz concert in denver, colorado turns deadly. police say and store was shot and killed trying to break up a con front station last night. -- police say an officer was shot and killed. the denver times is reporting the victim was a singe mother. police say the suspect is now in custody. >>> three freight train crew members are still missing this morning after two trains crashed on sunday. this happened in goodwell, oklahoma. two engineers and a conductor are unaccounted for. a team from the national transportation safety board is on its way to the scene to inv
mitt romney will be in virginia. both candidates are expected to spend a lot of time in virginia. it is considered a key battleground state in the fall election. >>> still ahead, a jazz concert ends in gunfire and a police officer is killed. >> also coming up, the roof after mall in canada collapses with shoppers and workers inside. we are checking national and world headlines next. >>> a new study on what teens are doing on the internet. it is information that parents...
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. >>> republicans slugged it out in another debate last night. and while ron paul called for opening trade with cuba, mitt romney and newt gingrich really went after each other sparking rick santorum to say their squabbling is becoming a big distraction. >> the bigger issue here is these two gentlemen who are out distracting from the most important issues we have complaining about petty personal politics. can we set aside that newt was the member congress and used the skills he developed to advice skimps and that is not the worst thing in the world and mitt romney is a wealthy guy because he worked hard and you see, guys, leave that alone and focus on the issues. >> and i think free trade is the answer, a lot of answer to conflicts around the world and i am promoting free trade. you might add cuba, too. i think we might be better off with cuba. >> ron paul said the u.s. should not play a role in the world's police. >>> the pentagon lays out plans for massive budget cuts and defense secretary leon pinetta admits it might be risky. >>> and some ame
. >>> republicans slugged it out in another debate last night. and while ron paul called for opening trade with cuba, mitt romney and newt gingrich really went after each other sparking rick santorum to say their squabbling is becoming a big distraction. >> the bigger issue here is these two gentlemen who are out distracting from the most important issues we have complaining about petty personal politics. can we set aside that newt was the member congress and used the skills he...
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it's chance for president obama to redeem himself and for mitt romney to reinforce his first strong debate. tonight's showdown is being held at hofstra university in long island, new york. this go-round is a town hall format. candidates will field questions from the audience. shawn yancy spoke with alan lichtman about the style of debate could affect their performances. >> barack obama is very much practiced in this kind of debate. he needs a big comeback after his absolute meltdown in the first debate. this is not quite as good a forum for romney. he doesn't seem to have the same degree of likability as obama and the same ability to relate to ordinary people but never underestimate romney. he had 20 debates or so during the republican primaries. >> tonight's debate is one and a half hours. you can see it live here on fox 5 beginning at 9:00. we want to hear from you as the presidential candidates square off. use the hash tax fox 5 d.c. you decide to tweet your thoughts during tonight's debate. we will be using some of your tweets for i new show we are putting on as election day approaches
it's chance for president obama to redeem himself and for mitt romney to reinforce his first strong debate. tonight's showdown is being held at hofstra university in long island, new york. this go-round is a town hall format. candidates will field questions from the audience. shawn yancy spoke with alan lichtman about the style of debate could affect their performances. >> barack obama is very much practiced in this kind of debate. he needs a big comeback after his absolute meltdown in...
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night's big debate. the president took time off to visit a local campaign office. mitt romney went to church and has a couple of campaign events today. he is attending rallies in wisconsin and in ohio. >>> the pretrial hearings for the five men charged with planning or assisting the 9-11 attacks begins today in guantanamo bay, cuba. relatives the victims who registered in advance can actually watch on closed circuit television at military forties in new jersey, massachusetts, maryland and new york city. the sites for the hearing are closed to the public. o the pub >>> the search continues for two men from our area missing at a national park in montana. rescues are searching for 32- year-old neil peckins of virginia and jason heiser of maryland in glacier national park. no one knows how well prepared they were for the weather or the terrain. >>> firefighters battled a fire overnight that destroyed several units of a self-storage facility. this happened at the store-all in the 7900 block of sudley road. it
night's big debate. the president took time off to visit a local campaign office. mitt romney went to church and has a couple of campaign events today. he is attending rallies in wisconsin and in ohio. >>> the pretrial hearings for the five men charged with planning or assisting the 9-11 attacks begins today in guantanamo bay, cuba. relatives the victims who registered in advance can actually watch on closed circuit television at military forties in new jersey, massachusetts, maryland...
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mitt romney spent sunday off the campaign trail attending church with his wife and doing intense debate prep. he clarified his assistance on obamacare saying republicans may keep some parts of the controversial health care law such as coverage for preexisting conditions and young adult children. here are some of the candidate's arguments. >> i will never turn medicare into a voucher. we won't do that. >> if this president is re- elected you will see chronic high unemployment continue for another four years or longer. you will see low wage growth if any growth at all and there will always be this fiscal calamity at our doorstep. >> reporter: mitt romney will head to ohio today. 18 electoral votes up for grabs there. you can expect both campaigns to be frequent flyers in ohio and also in florida. vice president joe biden made four stops in ohio over the weekend so it is mitt romney's turn and then biden plans to be back there again sometime this week. >> thank you. >>> president obama is feeling the love of supporters in florida. check this out. the owner of an italian restaurant in fort
mitt romney spent sunday off the campaign trail attending church with his wife and doing intense debate prep. he clarified his assistance on obamacare saying republicans may keep some parts of the controversial health care law such as coverage for preexisting conditions and young adult children. here are some of the candidate's arguments. >> i will never turn medicare into a voucher. we won't do that. >> if this president is re- elected you will see chronic high unemployment...
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. >>> a heated debate last night between president obama and governor romney. >> they clashed several times and accused each other of not telling the truth about the other. fox 5's melanie alnwick following the latest now live in the newsroom. >> reporter: good morning. both president obama and governor romney gave supporter exactly what they were look, for an in your face, no holds barred verbal bout. the president much more confrontational than during his last performance. candidates in this looser town style format were able it stand and walk around while answering questions. at times, it and they were circling each other before going in no a verbal attack. both men shared a number ever heated exchanges challenging each other on a number of issues like energy policy, immigration, libya and, of course, the economy and job creation. analysts say president obama showed up reenergized and relentless in criticizing mitt romney and that governor romney gave as good as he got. >> sioux looked at your pension? >> i've got to stay -- >> have you looked at your pension. >> i don't look at my
. >>> a heated debate last night between president obama and governor romney. >> they clashed several times and accused each other of not telling the truth about the other. fox 5's melanie alnwick following the latest now live in the newsroom. >> reporter: good morning. both president obama and governor romney gave supporter exactly what they were look, for an in your face, no holds barred verbal bout. the president much more confrontational than during his last...
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but, for mitt romney... planned parenthood. we're going to get rid of that. . >>> making headlines a gun s pulled on live the and that happened in jordan during a debate over the crisis in neighboring syria and one accused the other in corruption and that is when the other took off the shoe and threw it with the accuser and took out a gun on live television. the lawmaker could be forced to resign. >> and that is crazy video there. >>> a young woman is dead after an all-duty police officer is gone and accidentally went off. the 24-year-old was at a party over the weekend and police say it issued handgun and went off and there is no word on whether charges will be filed in the case. >> a group of children were shot on the atin st. louis, missouri. three kids were riding their beaks in an aliway. the 56-year-old william parda got into a confrontation. when he took out the bikes, he got into a gun and started shooting. one of the children is hit in the leg and is expected to be okay. >>> and in syria, president assad gave a require
but, for mitt romney... planned parenthood. we're going to get rid of that. . >>> making headlines a gun s pulled on live the and that happened in jordan during a debate over the crisis in neighboring syria and one accused the other in corruption and that is when the other took off the shoe and threw it with the accuser and took out a gun on live television. the lawmaker could be forced to resign. >> and that is crazy video there. >>> a young woman is dead after an...
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ahead of the final debate on monday. remainder of his time will be devoted to getting ready for the debate. northern virginia again returned to the spotlight in the presidential campaign last night fresh off the second presidential debate. republican nominee mitt romney rallied with his supporters in leesburg. tonight, romney speaks at the annual alfred smith memorial foundation dinner. >> and he is not the only one. president obama also addressing that dinner in new york city tonight but first, later today, the president atentdz a campaign rally in manchester, new hampshire. tomorrow, he is back in virginia with an event in fairfax, virginia. -- attends a campaign rally in manchester, nam and a -- new hampshire. >>> a reminder we have a new show debuting as election day approaches. fox 5 news edge you decide 2012 will focus on both local and national candidates and issues during the final two weeks of the campaign. it starts monday at 6:30:00 p.m. right here on fox 5. >>> coming up, rap star flava flav behind bars. >> p
ahead of the final debate on monday. remainder of his time will be devoted to getting ready for the debate. northern virginia again returned to the spotlight in the presidential campaign last night fresh off the second presidential debate. republican nominee mitt romney rallied with his supporters in leesburg. tonight, romney speaks at the annual alfred smith memorial foundation dinner. >> and he is not the only one. president obama also addressing that dinner in new york city tonight but...
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ready for the upcoming presidential debates. running mate paul ryan is campaigning in the battleground state of ohio this morning and will then head to iowa this afternoon for two days of campaigning there. >>> in northern virginia, some voters will head to the polls today for a personal election to replace delegate david england. he resigned earlier this summer after admitting to having and fair. polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the ballot are democrat ron kru pi. cka, republican tim mcgee and libertarian justin malkin. >>> a former campaign aide to mayor vincent gray is due back in court today for a status hearing in his criminal case. thomas gore pled guilty to corruption charges. today's court appearance could set a sentencing date for gore who faces 12 for 18 months in prison. mayor gray has not been accused of any wrongdoing. >>> thousands of students in northern virginia are heading back to school today. in arlington count you, the first day of school means the first day of a new transportation policy. melani
ready for the upcoming presidential debates. running mate paul ryan is campaigning in the battleground state of ohio this morning and will then head to iowa this afternoon for two days of campaigning there. >>> in northern virginia, some voters will head to the polls today for a personal election to replace delegate david england. he resigned earlier this summer after admitting to having and fair. polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the ballot are democrat ron kru pi. cka,...
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and trump is endorsing romney even though he snubbed an invitation to the debate hosted about the real estate tycoon. trump is launching another apprentice tv show in two weeks. >> it is my honor, real honor, and privilege to endorse mitt romney. mitt is tough. he is smart. he is sharp. he is not going to allow bad things to continue to happen to this country that we all love. so governor romney, go out and get them. >> trump had said negative things about romney before but the billionaire businessman says he has gotten to know romney after meeting with him several time in the past few months. >>> our winter weather has been nothing to complain about. that is for sure. but are we bracing for a pounding? they are out west apparently. we are going to see what is going to happen here. that is coming up next. >>> more violence in egypt as protesters are trying to break into police headquarters. we're checking more headlines coming up. stay with us. tell me i'm beautiful... tell me we'll grow old together. tell me that i'm still the one. that you need me. that i'm your su
and trump is endorsing romney even though he snubbed an invitation to the debate hosted about the real estate tycoon. trump is launching another apprentice tv show in two weeks. >> it is my honor, real honor, and privilege to endorse mitt romney. mitt is tough. he is smart. he is sharp. he is not going to allow bad things to continue to happen to this country that we all love. so governor romney, go out and get them. >> trump had said negative things about romney before but the...
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that city will host the first presidential debate next week. romney has come under fire for what he's paid in taxes in recent years. he defended his tax returns on 60 minutes last night. >>> one of the reasons the capital gains tax rate is lower is because capital has already been taxed once at the corporate level, as high as 35%. >> so you think it is fair? >> it's the right way to encourage economic growth, to get people to invest, to start businesses, to put people to work. >> romney also clarified controversial comments he made about americans who don't pay income tax. he said he wants to help all americans, whether they pay taxes or not. >> president obama is using those controversial comments in a new campaign ad. this commercial starts running today. it suggests romney needs to come clean on taxes he paid in the past. on "60 minutes" last night, the president defended criticism the national debt has gone up 60% since he took office. >> when i came into office, i inherited the biggest deficit in our history, and over the last four years,
that city will host the first presidential debate next week. romney has come under fire for what he's paid in taxes in recent years. he defended his tax returns on 60 minutes last night. >>> one of the reasons the capital gains tax rate is lower is because capital has already been taxed once at the corporate level, as high as 35%. >> so you think it is fair? >> it's the right way to encourage economic growth, to get people to invest, to start businesses, to put people to...
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on november 6th. >>> fox 5 is holding a debate with the three candidates running for the u.s. senate for maryland. it's scheduled for a week from tomorrow on october 31st from 9:00 to 10:00 in the morning. if you have a question you'd like us to ask them send them to senate debate at wttg.com. >>> and just a reminder for you. if you live in the district, early voting is underway. voters can cast their ballots at one judiciary square between 8:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. and each ward will offer early voting starting saturday. early voting will then end on november 3rd. if you can't vote early or on election day you can still apply for an absentee ballot. that deadline is next tuesday. >>> and if you live in maryland you can start voting early on saturday. the voting centers will be open 10:00 to 8:00 each day except sunday. on sunday the hours are noon to 6:00. early voting in maryland runs through november 1st. virginia doesn't have early voting but if you are unable to vote on election day you can cast an absentee ballot by mail or in person. >>> and a programming note. we have a
on november 6th. >>> fox 5 is holding a debate with the three candidates running for the u.s. senate for maryland. it's scheduled for a week from tomorrow on october 31st from 9:00 to 10:00 in the morning. if you have a question you'd like us to ask them send them to senate debate at wttg.com. >>> and just a reminder for you. if you live in the district, early voting is underway. voters can cast their ballots at one judiciary square between 8:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. and each...
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mitt romney is back in the commonwealth this morning. he and his running mate paul ryan were at an event in the shenandoah valley. he is looking to build momentum after the debate. >>> a health alert now about a rare form of meningitis. officials say it has now spread to six states killing five people including one each in maryland and virginia. 35 cases have been reported across the country of fungal meningitis. doctors say it taxed the lining of the brain and the spinal cord. all of the infected patients received steroid injections to treat back pain. doctors suggest the steroid was likely contaminated and say it is not contagious. >> you are going to see a spike perhaps in more cases in the next few more days but ultimately, it will subside. >> it is very important for your listening audience to know that this meningitis is not transmissible person to person. >> symptoms include nausea, dizziness, fever and severe headaches. >>> other local headlines right now. in northwest d.c., four people including one firefighter are recovering af
mitt romney is back in the commonwealth this morning. he and his running mate paul ryan were at an event in the shenandoah valley. he is looking to build momentum after the debate. >>> a health alert now about a rare form of meningitis. officials say it has now spread to six states killing five people including one each in maryland and virginia. 35 cases have been reported across the country of fungal meningitis. doctors say it taxed the lining of the brain and the spinal cord. all of...
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they went at each other in another debate. this one in the sunshine state. newt gingrich who won south carolina over the weekend criticized mitt romney for working on wall street and romney attacked gingrich for lobbying for federal mortgage corporation. >> you were working for fredee mac freddie mac. >> i didn't have an office on k street. we have congressman that said you came and lobbied them with regards to medicare part d. at the same time, your center was taking in contributions. >> you just jumped a long way. >> another area of influence peddling. >> no. >> the gloves are definitely off. the early voting has actually already started in florida's primary which will favor mitt romney. >> president obama is preparing to deliver his state of the union address tonight. the white house says he will focus on the economy. fox eight's lauren demarco is live on capitol hill with a prevow of tonight's speech. >> good morning. americans are concerned about the economy and that is expected to be the main focus tonight in the state of the union address during this
they went at each other in another debate. this one in the sunshine state. newt gingrich who won south carolina over the weekend criticized mitt romney for working on wall street and romney attacked gingrich for lobbying for federal mortgage corporation. >> you were working for fredee mac freddie mac. >> i didn't have an office on k street. we have congressman that said you came and lobbied them with regards to medicare part d. at the same time, your center was taking in...
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candidate mitt romney who was expressing concern over mounting federal deficits. >> i like pbs. i love big bird. but i'm not going to keep on spending money to borrow money from china to pay for. >> reporter: many of the puppets were caches featured on public television programs aimed at children. >> look at all these nice people here to support pbs. we were told there were snacks so which way are the snacks? >> we love the muppets. we love sesame street. it is the only channel i would let my son watch. cutting that is a catastrophe. >> reporter: identify moment, we thought somebody in the crowd might have gotten his presidential elections mixed up. no, noah brought a puppet of the late president richard nixon. >> even nixon was a supporter of the arts and nea and public broadcasting. if even nixon is in support of that, come on. >> the other side might say there are these huge budget deficits, who would you cut? >> you can't cut kids out of the everything regardless of budgets, regardless of defense spend organize whatever it is we got to spend. eng case is most important to ev
candidate mitt romney who was expressing concern over mounting federal deficits. >> i like pbs. i love big bird. but i'm not going to keep on spending money to borrow money from china to pay for. >> reporter: many of the puppets were caches featured on public television programs aimed at children. >> look at all these nice people here to support pbs. we were told there were snacks so which way are the snacks? >> we love the muppets. we love sesame street. it is the only...
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i don't think that romney can just hide behind millions of dollars of paid ads. >> reporter: only romney and ron paul qualified to get on the ballot here in virginia even though newt gingrich actually lives here in virginia. we understand from some reports that he will not be voting in today's virginia primaryism i'm sure he will -- in today's primary. i'm sure he will be on the ground in some of those other states. the board of elections is reminding virginia voter that no write-ins are allowed inform you write or deface that ballot in any way, it will be disqualified. >> thank you. >>> it looks like d.c. councilman marion barry will be a delegate at the democratic national convention after all. he says he was elected and received the most votes. last week, chuck fees argued barry should be disqualified because of his tax troubles and his past behavior. barry says he has been attending conventions since 1972 and shouldn't have to make a case that he deserves to go. >>> president obama is hosting beck minute netanyahu at the white house but it is not clear they actually see eye to eye wh
i don't think that romney can just hide behind millions of dollars of paid ads. >> reporter: only romney and ron paul qualified to get on the ballot here in virginia even though newt gingrich actually lives here in virginia. we understand from some reports that he will not be voting in today's virginia primaryism i'm sure he will -- in today's primary. i'm sure he will be on the ground in some of those other states. the board of elections is reminding virginia voter that no write-ins are...
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mitt romney. the former massachusetts governor enjoys a double digit lead in the polls but is facing an increasingly aggressive nomination fight. newt gingrich accused romney of touting, quote buyous bologna oo.s joined in the assault hoping to win the hearts of those new hampshire voters who remain unenthused with the idea of the former massachusetts governor as the party's nominee. >> can we drop a little bit of the pious bologna. the fact is you ran in '94 and lawfort. just level with the american people. you've been running at least since the 1990s. en. >> we want someone who will stand up and fight for the conservative principles, not bail out and not run and not run to the left of ted kennedy. >> i don't see how we can do well against obama if we have any candidate that endorsed single payer systems and tarp bailouts and don't challenge the federal reserve's $15 billion of injections bailing out their friends. >> reporter: ron paul is running a distant second. jon huntsman who skipped iowa i
mitt romney. the former massachusetts governor enjoys a double digit lead in the polls but is facing an increasingly aggressive nomination fight. newt gingrich accused romney of touting, quote buyous bologna oo.s joined in the assault hoping to win the hearts of those new hampshire voters who remain unenthused with the idea of the former massachusetts governor as the party's nominee. >> can we drop a little bit of the pious bologna. the fact is you ran in '94 and lawfort. just level with...
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president obama and governor romney will go right back at it this monday in their final debate before election day where they will discuss foreign we have a new show debuting as a election day approaches. fox 5 news edge you decide 2012 will focus on local and national candidates and circumstances during the final two weeks of the campaign. it starts monday at 6:30:00 p.m. right here on fox 5. >>> a bombshell report involving the boy scouts and child sex abuse. details of what is being exposed as we check more headlines. >> an amazing tale of self- defense when a 12-year-old girl home alone hides from appear intruder. we'll share that story coming up next. it is now 5:07. we'll be right back. but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... and cut college aid for middle class families ... they won't go far. yet that's exactly what mitt romney wants to do... ...to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires. if mitt romney wins, the middle class loses. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. marywe invest in them.umber o
president obama and governor romney will go right back at it this monday in their final debate before election day where they will discuss foreign we have a new show debuting as a election day approaches. fox 5 news edge you decide 2012 will focus on local and national candidates and circumstances during the final two weeks of the campaign. it starts monday at 6:30:00 p.m. right here on fox 5. >>> a bombshell report involving the boy scouts and child sex abuse. details of what is being...
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. >>> ate senate debate leads to controversy for -- a senate debate leads to controversy for one candidate. >> we'll hear what he said that has the romney campaign reacting. let's take a look at the markets. dow hit a seven-week low after plummeting more than 243 point following weak sales reports from some of the big of the companies in the dow. the nasdaq fell 26. stay with us. we'll have more coming up in our business beat in our next hour. >>> a tight senate race may take a turn after a candidate makes a controversial comment about rape, abortion and religion. >> republican richard murdoch suggested that when a woman becomes pregnant as a result of rape, it is quote something god intended to happen. as ainsley earhart explains, it happened during a debate last night. >> reporter: indiana republican senate candidate richard murdoch has landed himself in hot water. during a debate last night, the question about women's rights to abortion was asked. murdoch responded with this icame to realize life that is gift from god and ineven when life begins in that horrible situation of rape that i
. >>> ate senate debate leads to controversy for -- a senate debate leads to controversy for one candidate. >> we'll hear what he said that has the romney campaign reacting. let's take a look at the markets. dow hit a seven-week low after plummeting more than 243 point following weak sales reports from some of the big of the companies in the dow. the nasdaq fell 26. stay with us. we'll have more coming up in our business beat in our next hour. >>> a tight senate race may...
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now says he will operate in debates in new hampshire and south carolina. >>> three other republican presidential candidates are joining rick perry in his lawsuit challenging virginia's law on primary ballots. he failed to get enough signatures to get on the republican primary ballot set for march 6th. a federal judge in richmond is letting newt gingrich, john huntsman and rick santorum join that suit. rick perry claims the required 10,000 signatures is not constitutional. >>> the pentagon will outline a new strategy aimed at preserving the strength of the military in the face of hundreds of billions of dollars in budget cuts. new framework focuses on shifting from fighting wars in the middle east into the wake of 9-11 to keeping the u.s. in adom newschannel ten role in the asia pacific region. president obama will join pentagon chief leon panetta later on this morning. -- keeping the u.s. in a dominant role in the asia pacific region. >>> what you do do when your kids are bickering? how about call the police. why one mom did that. >>> how about a car on the roof. we'll tell you how
now says he will operate in debates in new hampshire and south carolina. >>> three other republican presidential candidates are joining rick perry in his lawsuit challenging virginia's law on primary ballots. he failed to get enough signatures to get on the republican primary ballot set for march 6th. a federal judge in richmond is letting newt gingrich, john huntsman and rick santorum join that suit. rick perry claims the required 10,000 signatures is not constitutional. >>>...
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. >>> in the race for the republican nomination, the big topic of last night's debate in south carolina was jobs and the economy. newt gingrich said all unemployment compensation should be tied to a job training program and mitt romney defended his time at the investment company he worked at and creating jobs. >> and those kind of experiences are the kinds of things that allow me to know what it takes to get this economy working and to put people back to work. we've got a president in office three years and he does not have a jobs i've got one out there already and i'm in the even president yet. thank you. >> the help we ought to give them is to get them connected to a business-run training program to acquire the skills to be employable. now, the fact is 99 weeks is an associate degree. ate degree. >> romney leads the polls and after jon huntsman dropped out yesterday, rick santorum, newt gingrich, rick perry and ron paul are all now battling it out for second place. >>> the south carolina primary is saturday. you can find coverage right here on fox 5 news. but if you are not around you
. >>> in the race for the republican nomination, the big topic of last night's debate in south carolina was jobs and the economy. newt gingrich said all unemployment compensation should be tied to a job training program and mitt romney defended his time at the investment company he worked at and creating jobs. >> and those kind of experiences are the kinds of things that allow me to know what it takes to get this economy working and to put people back to work. we've got a...
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. >>> and romney also trails in recent polls in virginia. the gop presidential nominee met with veterans and their families in springfield. he hopes next week's first presidential debate will give him some momentum going forward. >> you know i have a great opportunity with dates to talk about my vision for the country. the president will talk about his. those who believe we want bigger government, more intrusive government, trillion dollar deficits as far as the eye can see will vote for him. those who believe we should encourage economic growth, support small business, and create more jobs will vote for me. >> that first debate will take place next wednesday night in denver. >>> president obama is urging patience when it comes to this country's economic recovery. he spoke of what he calls an economic patriotism during a rally yesterday in virginia beach. >> an economic patriotism rooted in the belief that growing our economy belongs with a strong and thriving middle class. i won't pretend that getting there is easy. the truth is it's going
. >>> and romney also trails in recent polls in virginia. the gop presidential nominee met with veterans and their families in springfield. he hopes next week's first presidential debate will give him some momentum going forward. >> you know i have a great opportunity with dates to talk about my vision for the country. the president will talk about his. those who believe we want bigger government, more intrusive government, trillion dollar deficits as far as the eye can see will...
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is it unclear now. >> reporter: there is a lot of debate about that. he has a very passionate and populist base. he has shown very strong numbers in both iowa and new hampshire. he now heads into two very difficult races for him. in south carolina, it could be a really tough state for him. his anti-war stance may not resonate well with the large military community down there. then in florida, you need a lot of money and a big organization in order to make your way through that state. he may focus his efforts instead on nevada. i think he faces a rough road. there is no question his folks feel that he certainly has done a lot for his campaign, his issues. in terms of his future, that remains a little unclear. >> one of the things that might help mitt romney is that at this point, everybody else is still in the race. do we expect any changes based on what we saw in new hampshire? >> the one person you would wonder about is rick perry scoring only 1%. he says i did not compete there. i've been focusing on south carolina. that is a key state for a lot of t
is it unclear now. >> reporter: there is a lot of debate about that. he has a very passionate and populist base. he has shown very strong numbers in both iowa and new hampshire. he now heads into two very difficult races for him. in south carolina, it could be a really tough state for him. his anti-war stance may not resonate well with the large military community down there. then in florida, you need a lot of money and a big organization in order to make your way through that state. he...